Xu Xiaoxi
Due to the distinct personal style of his movies, Xu is considered in some circles as a promising figure in the Chinese industry.
In 2013, they released the Chinese and Spanish production short film Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal.
In addition to the fiction works, Almost Red Productions creates commercials and collaborates with some non profit organizations, like Concentric Circles, a company that aims to improve the health system in poor rural areas of China.
[11] His film Floating Melon was released in late 2015 and he introduced the project as the second part the trilogy, Invisible Chengdu, after Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal.
His master's graduation feature film, Desire Street (2011), was the work that brought him more attention, awards and international recognition but in 2013 and beyond, he has continued to produce under Almost Red Productions in China, and also co-directs with Roberto F. Canuto.
The trilogy tell stories about people normally segregated and that have to survive in the shadows of the Chinese society, that is against diversity and individuality.
It is a melodramatic comedy with mystery elements and tells the story of a transgender woman who works in a nightclub in Chengdu.
'waiting') is a 2016 Spanish and Chinese co-production psychological drama film, written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi.
[19] Advent was shot in Asturias, with locations in the medieval center of the city of Avilés, the historical Cemetery La Carriona and some beaches and walkways of Carreño, mainly in Perlora and Xivares.
Advent tells the story of Suso, a dazed young unemployed man that tries to discover the identity of an unusual girl, who he spies on a secluded beach, as she reminds him of his dead mother.
It is a low budget independent short movie that tells the story of Xiao Cheng, when he finds his lover dead in his bed, after a lethal drug overdose.
The story is partially based in true events, but the atmosphere is close to the film noir genre, to reflect the only situation where queer people can express themselves, community that needs to live in the shadows of the night in the Chinese society.
'adversity'; Spanish Title Ni Jing: No Robarás) is his first film produced in China by his company Almost Red in co-production with Spain.
A naive Chinese girl is forced to confront betrayal after she awakes in a remote forest covered in blood.
The critical reactions from the various presentations were very positive: Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal played in the International Festival Circuit around 2014.
Desire Street is Xu Xiaoxi and Roberto F. Canuto's first feature film, produced as a graduation work in their Master of Fine Arts at the NYFA in Hollywood.
The story follows three family members (mother, daughter and son) as they try to survive their loneliness and obsessions by going through different sexual experiences and relationships with a prostitute.
They exaggerate the representation of the characters to accentuate the irony that is a basic element in the story, creating many situations of comedy.
[33] In addition to the festival selection, the film received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the Kodak Scholarship Awards 2009, in representation of NYFA, Hollywood.
